…the drive. This made me wonder if there were any ripe fallen acorns on Quercus lamellosa but sadly they had all fallen a month or so ago when still immature…

…on a pot grown Malus toringo. Malus toringo Also on Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ – this is going to be a wonderful tree in the Kitchen Garden. Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ I…

…Wonderful late autumn colour. Styrax japonica ‘Purple Dress’ Styrax japonica ‘Purple Dress’ Then on to inspect storm damage. Lots of small branches under the record Magnolia campbellii. Seeds long gone….

…time getting to the main clump at the playhouse area because of the walls. I wonder if deer like the ginger smell of these ginger lilies? Hedychium gardnerianum Hedychium gardnerianum…

…large trusses which do not all come out at quite the same time. I wonder who this was planted for? The Bloomfield family lived here for generations but Joss only…

…wonderful gardens. Here a fine display of Japanese anemones. Japanese anemones The Hook Norton dray horses attended the party and were rewarded with pints of beer which they consumed very…

…party drinks but I really do wonder quite what ‘we’ (ie the taxpayers) are preserving for posterity that is useful in the kitchen garden walls themselves. Work on the old…

…Orange’. Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Quince’s showing up well but no flowers out yet. Nothing wants to eat quinces. Small wonder when you smell them – revolting! Who would eat quince…

…the rather impressive, well laid out and well tended Thompsons GC. They are rather keen on helenium and rudbeckia but I wonder how many of the ones here are really…

…4 or 5 specimens of Lomatia here. 2021 – CHW A wonderful night’s rain to refresh the garden after the earlier heatwave but strong winds have caused damage too.A large…